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You could. It wouldn't hurt anything, although it certainly is not as effective as products intended as antiseptics.
It will weaken your immune system and cause breakdown of the blood cells that may be needed to regrow or the current ones you already have in your body.
well if you think about it, alcohol thins blood, blood carrys oxygen to the wound to heal, so oxygen is carried faster with alcohol to the wound in people with thick blood, or smokers.
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What happens if you put rubbing alcohol on an open wound that won't stay scabbed over?
It will burn.
Does drinking beer wine and coolers has the same affect on humans blood alcohol concentration as drinking hard liquor?
Yes, it does because alcohol is alcohol anyway you put it.
Why was band-aid invented?
Band-aids were invented because if one gets an open wound, a band-aid should be put on the wound (before putting alcohol ofcourse) to prevent bacteria or germs from entering. Hope that answered your question! :)
What happens when you put in lemon juice in an open wound?
You die.
What is it called when people put alcohol in their butts?
This is called Plungering or Anal Drinking.
What does the idiom to put salt on an open wound mean?
to make a bad thing worse
Will super glue poison you if you put it on an open wound?
No, super glue was originally used for this purpose.
What are the reasons for applying a sterile dressing?
You want sterile dressing for open wounds. If you put a dirty dressing on an open wound, you are increasing the likelihood for infections and diseases. But if all that you have is a ripped t-shirt to put on a wound, that is definitely better than nothing at all.
Cut is open and bleeding What should you do first?
Put direct pressure on the wound until bleeding slows. If possiable closes the wound tight as you can and hold there with tape.
Is it safe to put rubbing alcohol on a small open wound?
YesBut it will hurt like hell. Rubbing alcohol will dehydrate the tissue around the wound and stretch it besides which can sometimes slow healing. If available, hydrogen peroxide makes for a better clensing agent. Edit: Betadine (Povidone Iodine) is another - less painful - alternative.
Pissing on an open wound?
Very bad. You'll put chemicals into the wound that aren't supposed to be there, like uric acid. You'll possibly infect the wound--they say urine's sterile, but if the person it came from has a urinary tract infection it isn't. And it's really, really nasty.Don't let me catch you pissing in an open wound!
What do you Roman Catholics put in your mouth before drinking booze?
Catholics are no different that any other person who drinks alcohol except that they are expected to use alcohol in moderation - in other words, do not drink to the point of being drunk. They put nothing special in their mouth before drinking.
